"Get another 'news' source!!!!"

Well, GfS...you know 1974 wasn't exactly yesterday.Some of the forecasters were still in grade school then. And many of these locations ARE seeing very unusual patterns and intensity. My favorite local weatherman, Bob Ryan, says 'we' have not seen any bunch of serious tornadoes for many, many years.

'Global warming' is not really the correct term right now, but there IS "Global climate change" that is causing patterns to alter...and in many cases, to mean more intense weather....and 'warming' is part OF that....ask the Inuit, who can't find solid ice to do certain types of fishing.

   Changes in ocean currents and various human activities are also involved... it is just hard to say 'exactly' how much.